Richard A. Morin 5023 North 18th Street, Unit 102, Phoenix, AZ 85016 Phone: 603-706-3139 E-Mail: [email protected]

At a glance

I am a 24-year-old digital, broadcast and print sports reporter with multiple years of experience covering the Arizona Diamondbacks and MLB for The Arizona Republic and azcentral sports, part of the USA TODAY Network. Previously worked for The Globe and WEEI Radio. I have a long history of radio and video experience as well as several years covering the Arizona Diamondbacks and the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes as a beat reporter.

Professional affiliations

■ Baseball Writers’ Association of America o Arizona chapter – since 2018

■ Professional Hockey Writers’ Association o Arizona chapter – since 2017

Journalism experience

■ Arizona Diamondbacks/Arizona Coyotes beat writer – The Arizona Republic and azcentral sports o Full-time sports writer since August 2017 focusing on the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Coyotes based on season. Covered every Diamondbacks home game and select road trips; provided written stories as well as video content. Was the lead beat writer covering the Coyotes and had full control over coverage of the beat. o Also involved in covering the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, Phoenix Rising, and many other teams in the Valley. I am responsible for feature stories, video/written analysis, game coverage, columns, miscellaneous video, and much more. o Before being hired full-time, I held a 10-week fellowship from June 2017 through August covering professional and amateur sports in the Phoenix area.

■ Sports correspondent – o Held 6-month co-op position from June 2015 through December covering Eastern Massachusetts high school sports on a full-time basis. Was responsible for coordinating coverage of numerous beats relating to high school sports. o Involved covering football, basketball, soccer, swimming, field hockey, hockey and volleyball games, as well as weekly feature stories. During the co-op, my output was about four stories a week for the Globe as a sophomore in college. o I remained employed as a part-time correspondent until my college graduation in 2017 for various local pro teams (, , , , New England Revolution, Boston Cannons), local college teams (Harvard) basketball, UMass football, University of New Hampshire football) and high school sports. Page 2

■ Intern - WEEI Radio o Held a 6-month internship interning with the flagship station of the Boston Red Sox, working alongside broadcasters Joe Castiglione and Tim Neverett, covering every Red Sox home game in 2016. o Involved doing pre- and post-game interviews with players and distributing the audio to WEEI producers for on-air use. Also involved a “player of the game” interview, which I produced for live air. o Held heavy focus on how to cover a team throughout a 6-plus-month season, including keeping season-long documents and conducting follow-up interviews with players.

■ Editor-in-chief – The Foul Language (thefoullanguage.com) o Sports column writing, website (November 2013 – present). o Responsible for editing all writing on the site, as well as writing content related to baseball, hockey, football, soccer and racing.

■ Columnist/Insider – WTSL Radio (ESPN Radio affiliate) o Covering the Boston Red Sox on a part-time basis from 2013-present, acquiring audio of players, personnel, etc. from for affiliated use via the radio station. o Involved writing online columns about local high school, college or pro teams in New England, as well as on-air appearances re: local high school, college or pro teams in New England.

■ On-air talent – WTPL Radio (“The Bob Lobel Show”) o Sports talk show; consisted of Bob Lobel, Bob Lipman and myself during high school, which aired weekdays from 1-2 p.m. on 107.7 FM from Bow, N.H. o Involved in a 5-hour broadcast from Fenway Park on Friday, September 30, 2013.

■ Staff writer (Sports, News, A&E) – The Suffolk Voice (suffolkvoice.net) o Online publication, August 2013 – Present.

■ Editor-in-chief (layout & writing) – The Spartans Speak o January 2012 – June 2013. o Responsible for designing the print edition, organizing it, and editing all written content.

Education

GED/High School Diploma 2009 - 2013 Pembroke Academy – Pembroke, N.H. 03275 Page 3

BSJ in Broadcast Journalism 2013 – 2017 Suffolk University, College of Arts and Sciences – Boston, M.A. 02111

Related Coursework Suffolk University:

Journalism I, instructed by Joan Vennochi

Journalism II, instructed by Bruce Butterfield

Issues in Journalism, instructed by Butterfield

Media Law, instructed by Deborah Geisler

Communication Theory, instructed by Vicki Karns

Communication Statistics, instructed by Mark Rotondo

Pembroke Academy (high school):

Advanced Journalism, instructed by Nathan Graziano

Journalism, instructed by Graziano

College Composition, instructed by Graziano ​ ​

Past Employment

■ Sports reporter - The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, A.Z. 85004 o Full-time reporter: August 2017 - present o Paid fellowship: June 2017 - August 2017

■ Sports reporter – The Boston Globe, Boston, M.A. 02125 o Paid co-op: June 2013 – December 2013 o Correspondent: December 2013 - present

■ Host/Food runner - Regina Pizzeria, Allston, M.A. 02134 o January 2016 - present

■ Paid intern - WEEI, Boston, M.A. 02215 o April 2016 - October 2016

■ On-air talent – WTPL Radio (“The Bob Lobel Show”), Bow, N.H. 03304 o Intern: September 2012 – January 2013 o On-air contributor: January 2013 - Present References

1) Jay Dieffenbach, The Athletic Arizona managing editor: [email protected] ​ 2) Tim Neverett, Los Angeles Dodgers radio broadcaster: [email protected] ​ Page 4

3) Robert Lipman, news director at Great Eastern Radio // cell: 603-491-0897.

*Additional references available upon request